2002 Oldsmobile Silhouette "oil car radiator expansion tank" Questions

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...oil seal on the distributor half shaft cap while you have everything off. Good Luck Hey, did this solution work for you van? Is it still running and what problems are you currently having with it if ...

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oil. It shows all signs that the thermostat is stuck closed, the bottom hose is cold after up to an hour of idle, however once the vehicle is drove, even a few feet the car starts to loose the coolant

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...Radiator bleed (purge) hose 11 - Bleed (purge) hose, thermostat housing 12 - 'Y' piece ejector 13 - Expansion tank 14 - Heater rail 15 - Heater unit 16 - Heater feed hose 17 - Intercooler 18 - Air ...

car ran fine for 500 miles,next day did a pretrip checked oil, tires,tranny fluid,etc. expansion tank no fluid,so i added fluid,after 60 miles, started leaking from drain plug. WHICH DRAIN PLUG. ...

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...oil cooler so may replace the radiator before doing the head gasket. replace the oil cooler first before you change the head gasket ,but normally a 10 year old vehicle often has gasket fatigue ,not ...

...with oil in radiator expansion tank what could this be ? Could be; head gasket, trans oil cooler in radiator (if fitted), or engine oil cooler leak (if it has one). What engine-trans do you

...oil was low and the car is running hot. What could be causing this? If you changed the oil filter at the same time check that it hasnt come loose and leaked some oil though there would be signs of ...

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...oil cooler lines at the radiator. Plug the lines immediately. Catch the spillage from the radiator in a separate pan. Some vehicles are equipped with a temp sensor on the drivers side top of the ...

...oil is ok . I changed the thermostat a while ago and changed coolant. Although when I bought it my mechanic friend checked the coolant and said there was a type of additive sealant in the water. It ...

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...look in the coolant expansion tank and then a coolant smell and look on the oil dipstick. If either of those is the case you have a blown head gasket. But my money is on the cracked radiator end

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